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Jerrys Gem Displays Best Form at ThistleDown Sprints to Nose Decision Over Hot Cakes in Feature Offering By J. R. BATTY Staff Correspondent THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 23. Jerrys Gem, owned in partnership by the brothers, Otto and Roy Pollock, of Cleveland, Ohio, returned to winning form when he triumphed in the fifth and best race on the program here today. Absent from competition since October of 1953, because of leg infirmities, Jerrys Gem was defeated in his first try over the local strip on June 17, after encountering poor racing luck. He avenged that defeat by taking a nose decision from Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Coles Hot Cakes in this dash of six furlongs. Pinelet, the property of Mrs. Mary Hunter, of nearby Gates Mills, captured the show end of a ,000 purse. Favored in the betting, Jerrys Gem, who as a two-year-old won seven races from 13 starts and one of these victories included the first running of the Ohio Futurity at Randall Park, paid .80 after reeling off six furlongs in 1:11, accomplishing the task with jockey Paul A. Ward in the saddle. Jockey R. J. "Bobby" Martin, who re- . cently checked in at this track from Maryland, won the third race astride Bobanet Stables Bold Hunter and returned to the winners enclosure in the next race aboard Mambo, owned by P. T. Zalinger. Bold Hunter paid .80 as choice, while Mambo was overlooked and rewarded backers, 9.60. Aggravator, second in two previous ThistleDown outings and a disappointing odds-on choice in one of these defeats, graduated from the maidens ranks when coming home in front in the opener on the card. With Hubert Trent pushing and . kicking, Aggravator reported at the wire a pair of lengths in advance of Gray Gown, who saved the place by a half length from Contend. Owned by L. W. Jennings, the winner returned .20 and was clocked six furlongs in 1 : 12. Bright Pass nosed out Miss Fran to leave the non-winners rank when capturing the second race. Miss Fran made the pace from the start and just failed to last. Storm Bird, who threatened boldly in mid-stretch, finished a faltering third. Bright Pass paid 8.80 and was ridden by apprentice George Leone, who wore the gray and red silks of owner-trainer Ray Douglas. Aggravator, winner of the first race, and Bright Pass, who accounted for the following contest, returned 27.80 in the Daily Double.
